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Healthcare

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  • Patient needs are at the centre of the Trusts’ cancer care model
    Treating cancer, inspiring hope

    Andhra Pradesh-based SVICCAR is bridging the gap in oncological care for underserved sections of society

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  • At RCHRC, patient-care teams deliver all-round treatment and provide support to patients, and their families
    Winning the battle against cancer

    After her treatment at the Ranchi Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (RCHRC), Jyoti Sharma (name changed) went from being ...

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  • A hopeful patient being treated in SVICCAR, Tirupati
    Reimagining cancer care

    Offering patients the comfort and convenience of affordable cancer care, closer home

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Nutrition

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  • The community members greatly benefitted from the increased nutrient value in the fortified rice received through the PDS
    Tackling ‘hidden hunger’ in Andhra Pradesh

    Tata Trusts’ rice fortification programme is bridging key nutrition deficiencies in Andhra Pradesh

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  • Pallavi being weighed at home by the AAA team, comprising the anganwadi worker, accredited social health activist and auxiliary nurse midwife
    AAA warriors unite to combat malnutrition

    Anganwadi workers, accredited social health activists and auxiliary nurse midwives — these are the AAA team whose concerted efforts ...

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  • Fortified rice helps address micronutrient deficiency in children
    Staple Security

    The Tata Trusts’ innovative continuous blending model for rice fortification aims to combat hidden hunger and reduce micronutrient deficiencies ...

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Education

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  • Mr Karkaria has enabled a better academic environment for students
    A step above the rest

    Livolink Foundation, supported by Tata Trusts is empowering School Management Committees to better manage and enhance the academic infrastructure ...

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  • Bhargav Kulkarni trained as a painter before becoming an illustrator of children’s books
    Meet the visual storyteller

    Bhargav Kulkarni says he owes his success as an award-winning illustrator of children’s books to the training provided by ...

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  • Expressing themselves through activities like drawing Jamlo’s walk and enacting plays helped the children process the events in the story
    Telling stories that matter

    Tata Trusts supported CInI for a storytelling project in rural Jharkhand that has engaged children in critical discussions around ...

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WaSH

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  • The activity involves women displaying wristbands and red dots on their hands with the aim of challenging social taboos and stigmas surrounding menstruation
    Breaking the taboo

    The Tata Trusts’ Menstrual Hygiene Management programme in Assam has dispelled ignorance and fears about the once-taboo topic, say ...

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  • Pondugula’s community members were trained to handle the operations of this system
    A ‘Smart’ step towards clean drinking water in rural India

    An IoT based approach is enabling residents of a village in South India to access safe drinking water and ...

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  • Demonstrating water testing to the community
    Har Ghar Jal brings hope to Khandepalii Village

    The Tata Trusts’ intervention in Khandepalii ensures that the Village Water and Sanitation Committee is enabling every household, access ...

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Livelihood

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  • Capacity building training for SHG members in Mukindpur village of Ner block in Yavatmal district
    Women SHGs earn through goat rearing

    A Tata Trusts livelihood initiative in Maharashtra introduces goat rearing as an income generator for underprivileged women

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  • The CSIM programme is helping farmers lead a stress-free life
    Tapping into solar energy for rural rejuvenation

    A community solar irrigation initiative in Karnataka, supported by Tata Trusts, is boosting farmers’ incomes

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  • Roopa Devi with her high-yielding varieties of vegetables
    Prosperity under cover

    Polyhouse farming promoted by Tata Trusts is a boon for the farmers in Uttarakhand’s remote regions

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Migration and Urban Habitat

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  • Residents of Kathagada Parbatia Sahi Slum, Dhenkanal, Odisha, in the newly developed open space within their slum
    Slums transformed

    Residents of Kathagada Parbatia Sahi slums in Odisha join hands with Tata Trusts and Jaga Mission to upgrade and ...

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  • Kalta and her friends, children of brick kiln workers, busy at their pre-school class at a Udaan centre
    Quality of life improves one brick at a time

    Mothers, infants and children at Rajasthan’s brick kilns access health services, meals and care through Tata Trusts’ Udaan Kendras

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  • A happy day for the Ansaris when they can leave the shelter – they can now live a life of dignity
    A sanctuary for the homeless

    The Tata Trusts’ Urban Habitat portfolio, with the Surat Municipal Corporation, under the National Urban Livelihood Mission, is enabling ...

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Digital Transformation

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  • Shri Abdul Sattar, Guardian Minister for Dhule district and Minister of State for Revenue and Rural Development, inaugurating an authorised support price purchase shop at Sillod, Maharashtra
    Simplifying business processes for the agriculture sector

    The Tata Trusts’ EPP app supports farmers and governments both —  by recording real-time crop status data with greater ...

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  • From pickles to popcorn, Asiya sells her products through the Internet
    A friend to Asiya, the determined entrepreneur

    The Internet Saathi initiative gave Asiya the confidence to diversify her little business on the Internet

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  • Ragini teaching Madhubani painting art to other women in her village
    From village to the world wide web

    Ragini Kumari learns to sell her Mithila paintings online, a first for her village, and inspires women to break ...

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Social Justice and Inclusion

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  • Confident and independent youngsters who have been supported by the Tata Trusts’ Aftercare Outreach Programme
    The road to self-reliance

    The Tata Trusts’ Aftercare Outreach Programme provides guidance support to young adults leaving the alternative care system, and gives ...

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  • Justice for the forgotten
    Justice for the forgotten

    The Tata Trusts’ intervention in the field of social justice helps to redress the issues faced by victims of ...

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Environment and Energy

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  • The dried-up lake pre-intervention
    Sustainable solutions for perennial water woes

    Jhaltola Lake, once a marshy watering hole for animals, is today a source of potable water for communities in ...

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  • Ms Memtombi and her husband at their weaving workshop in Manipur
    Sustainable alternatives for brighter futures

    A Tata Trusts project in Manipur is enhancing economic growth through renewable energy

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  • Hardeep Singh Brar at work on his farm
    Straw tales: How crop residue management turns stubble into a valuable input

    Air pollution, soil health and farm labour – the Happy Seeder initiative provides solutions to all three challenges

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Skill Development

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  • The skilling initiative empowered Sheela to become an entrepreneur and provide jobs to others
    Empowering youth through vocational skills

    The Tata Trusts' skill development initiative is helping youth from underserved communities find employment and lead better lives

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  • LSU is empowering women by creating livelihood-generating ecosystems in their villages
    Building self-reliant rural communities

    A Tata Trusts-supported programme is helping subsistence farmers in Uttarakhand learn alternative livelihood skills and find sustainable and climate-resilient ...

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  • Mrunali inspecting an indoor AC unit
    Empowered for a better future

    Mrunali Bhere from Thane, Maharashtra can dream of a better future, thanks to Tata STRIVE, a skill development initiative by ...

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Arts and Culture

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  • Conservators at work in the Mehrangarh Museum conservation centre, Jodhpur
    Evolving the field of art conservation

    Preserving cultural heritage is a challenging task, one that requires more than just passion.

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  • Identification of prints using a microscope
    Training course in Conservation of Paper: Prints, Drawings and Maps

    With the completion of the course, the five participant-conservators embark on internships to apply their newly acquired skills

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  • Aerial view of Quli Qutb Shah Heritage Park
    Conservation efforts at the Qutb Shahi Heritage Park, Hyderabad

    Tata Trusts’ partnership with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture for the conservation of nine major monuments in the ...

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Sports

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  • Women of power

    Various initiatives by the Tata Trusts have helped empower rural women across the country

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  • Developing life skills in children through the ‘Life through Cricket’ programme
    In cricket, everyone is equal

    Harnessing the power of sports to develop life skills and education of children from marginalised urban communities

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  • The 2019-2020 batch at the Centre of Excellence
    Making a pitch for the future

    The Tata Trusts’ Centre of Excellence for Football offers professional training to hone young talent

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Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation

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  • Mission Gaurav helped Babita Devi to tide over the Covid-induced financial distress
    Addressing lockdown woes of India’s migrant workers

    Mission Gaurav is a concerted effort towards alleviating Covid-induced extremities of migrant workers

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  • Dalpat, a class 5 student, has been helping the Parag team distribute school books to other students
    Taking books to children

    CmF and Parag are continuing to give children access to books and reading during the long months of lockdown

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  • The remote village beyond the backwaters of River Narmada
    A will to serve

    Foot soldiers from the Trusts’ Transform Rural India initiative help rural families connect to government schemes and avail their ...

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Institutions

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  • The Centre for Technology and Design uses baked clay glasses to reduce the carbon footprint of the IITB Half Marathon
    Kulhads for plastic bottles

    The Centre for Technology and Design uses baked clay glasses to reduce the carbon footprint of the IITB Half ...

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Individual Grants Programme

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  • Dr Avik Ray
    Recognising the best and most gifted students

    The JN Tata Endowment has been recognising and awarding the best and brightest students for 130 years, many of ...

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    Hope begins here

    The Trusts’ Individual Grants Programme ensures that the disadvantaged are able to afford the medical treatment otherwise beyond their ...

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  • B Shekhar got a new lease of life after his cardiac surgery in Chennai
    Hope at hand

    For decades, the Tata Trusts’ Individual Grants Programme has brought hope for patients who cannot afford critical medical treatment

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